Mark Grace vs. John Smoltz — Matchup Analysis

Mark Grace has absolutely raked against Smoltz. Grace's production against Smoltz has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.217, 48% above the career mark of 0.825, with a batting average of 0.358, 18% above their career average and above Smoltz's career opposing average of 0.237. Despite striking out once every 13 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 14.5 PA, Grace is still posting above-career production against Smoltz. Edge: Grace.

How Mark Grace put the ball into play against John Smoltz

Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Smoltz to Mark Grace

Matchup Details for Mark Grace and John Smoltz

Stats that describe the matchup between Mark Grace and John Smoltz including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
78
Mark Grace Career Plate Appearances
9290
John Smoltz Career Batters Faced
14271
In this matchup
67
Mark Grace Career At Bats
8065
John Smoltz Career At Bats Pitched
12978
In this matchup
0.358
Mark Grace Career Batting Average
0.303
John Smoltz Career Opposing Batting Average
0.237
In this matchup
24
Mark Grace Career Hits
2445
John Smoltz Career Hits Allowed
3074
In this matchup
10
Mark Grace Career Singles
1716
In this matchup
7
Mark Grace Career Doubles
511
In this matchup
1
Mark Grace Career Triples
45
In this matchup
6
Mark Grace Career Home Runs
173
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed
288

Grand Slams

In this matchup
0

In the Park Home Runs

In this matchup
0

In the Park Grand Slams

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
14
Mark Grace Career Extra Base Hits
729
In this matchup
0.090
Mark Grace Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.022
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.250
Mark Grace Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.071
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.094

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
1.000
Mark Grace Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.269
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.093
In this matchup
51
Mark Grace Total Bases
3565
In this matchup
36
Mark Grace Career Times on Base
3554
In this matchup
0.456
Mark Grace Career On Base Percentage
0.383
In this matchup
0.761
Mark Grace Career Slugging Percentage
0.442
In this matchup
1.217
Mark Grace Career OPS
0.825
In this matchup
0.403
Mark Grace Career Isolated Power
0.139
In this matchup
0.395
Mark Grace Career Gross Production Average
0.283
In this matchup
0.327
Mark Grace Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
John Smoltz Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
In this matchup
11
Mark Grace Career RBIs
1146
In this matchup
23.241
Mark Grace Career Runs Created
1445.040
In this matchup
0
Mark Grace Career Hit By Pitch
34
John Smoltz Career Batters Hit By Pitch
57

Outs

In this matchup
37
In this matchup
11
Mark Grace Career Walks
1075
John Smoltz Career Walks Allowed
1010
In this matchup
1
Mark Grace Career Intentional Walks
114
John Smoltz Career Intentional Walks Allowed
84
In this matchup
6
Mark Grace Career Strikeouts
642
John Smoltz Career Strikeouts Thrown
3084
In this matchup
13.000
Mark Grace Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
14.470
John Smoltz Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.627
In this matchup
2.000
Mark Grace Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.670
John Smoltz Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.330

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.462
Mark Grace Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.391
John Smoltz Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.292

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

In this matchup
0

Batter Reached due to Error

In this matchup
0

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Mark Grace Career Sacrifice Hits
17
John Smoltz Career Sacrifice Hits
139
In this matchup
0
Mark Grace Career Sacrifice Flies
99
John Smoltz Career Sacrifice Flies
87
In this matchup
5
Mark Grace Career Ground into Double Play
192
John Smoltz Career Double Plays Enabled
244

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0